Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I don't really think the point of the FIBA rule (which I like) is to make basketball like golf. But the fact is that yelling at the shooter is NOT playing defense, it is NOT a basketball skill and it is NOT sportsmanlike.

When we are taught how to call intentional fouls at the end of the game, one of the expressions that we hear over and over is make sure the defender is making a "basketball play". You can hit someone's arm in a normal defensive posture, or you can hit someone's arm from behind with no chance to touch the ball. The first is a normal "basketball play"; the second is not. It's possible to be surprised by an opponent's cut to the ball and reach out and inadvertantly hold the player (even the player's jersey); you can also simply grab the jersey on purpose to prevent the cut to the ball. The first is a "basketball play"; the second is not.

I think the FIBA rule eliminates tactics that are clearly not "basketball plays". Yelling at someone is not part of what it takes to play the game. Getting rid of this "tactic" would be a positive step, IMHO.

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

That's cool, ScrappyDoo, but would you have the courage of your convictions to ever call that in a FED or NCAA game?

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

<font color = red> Give me a rule to stand on</font>, and this will happen only once in my game.